1858. 23 February.Whangarei District.This Deed written on this 23rd day of February in the Year of our Lord 1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe The Parawhau whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under the shining Whauwhau. sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of one Hundred Pounds (£100 . 0 . 0) to us paid by John Grant Johnson on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Whangarei and named Te Whau Whau the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed thereto with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all appertaining to the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all our right title claim and interest whatsoever thereon To hold to Queen Victoria Her Heirs and Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto subscribed our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of John Grant Johnson is hereunto subscribed. Boundaries. [1,348 acres.] These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Pongatahi thence along the surveyed line to the edge of the lake thence it ascends the range and descends to the stream Waituia thence it ascends and goes to Paekahakaha thence to Whakatoatoa, where it turns till it joins the boundary of Carruth's Grant, thence along the boundary line of Carruth's Grant till it reaches the stream of Waiarohia and thence up the course of the Waiarohia to the point of commencement at Pongatahi. The Tapued ground at Tararau Reserve. Tararau is not to be included in these boundaries.